My problems with The Bachelorette:

1. That "cute" voice Trista was using? It annoyed the fuck out of me. I was ready to punch a hole in the TV set after she spoke that way like twice. No more. Not a way to lure a guy in. If I were on the show, no matter how bad it would make me look, I'd tell her, "Look, you have to stop speaking that way. It's really aggravating."

2. The big problem I have with these shows -- all these love-based reality shows -- is that they spend maybe a couple of weeks together and they're in love? Ryan even admitted that he and Trista had four dates, and he's already in love with her. I can't honestly believe that a bunch of TV show producers can arrange such a perfect match between people so quickly. If they were really that good in the ways of romance, they should start a dating service. They'd make millions. Reality love-based shows are like dating for people with A.D.D. -- meet and fall in love in only four dates!

3. She is the star of the show, she's been narrowing down her selections, she chooses the final guy, and he has to propose? Helloooooooo, non-equality!

4. How many of these couples actually wind up together in real life? Marriage is an institution that I think is being taken a bit too trivially these days. Too many people are going into marriage with the attitude of "Eh, if it doesn't work out, we can always get divorced." The couple from the last Bachelor is already breaking up -- also on national TV.

5. Leave it to the Associated Press to ruin all the fun. They ran a story on the wire at 8:30pm Pacific Time with the results of the show, just like they did on Monday with Joe Millionaire when they posted the ending before the West Coast feed even began.